We left Panabo at about 6:45 AM in April 8 and arrived at the resort at past 10 AM. The trip covered 104 kilometers, 65 km of which is concrete and the remaining 39 km is rough road. We passed by Tagum City, a beautiful emerging city which has jumped from a class C city into a class A one.
From Tagum, the convoy followed the zigzag road to Mawab, the town of Manoling, my uncle (father's side) and a relative, Dr. Egberto Flordeliz. The town is a small one with only a few people in the highway since their market is located at a distance from the national road.
From Mawab started the asphalted wide road. One cannot feel the bumps of a concrete road when traveling in a smooth asphalt road. There were still a few portions which are constructed but nevertheless, the travel is fine. We passed by a restaurant specializing in Bibingka Mandaue and bought a few pieces to munch on the way.
Upon reaching Nabunturan, we made a right turn and our lead decided to wait for the other cars to arrive. We stayed for 30 minutes and let the others proceed ahead of us. We travelled about 10 km and made a left turn to the rough road leading to Maragusan.
The road was very rough. It had rained the night before so there are small ponds which causes the uneveness of the road. We started our 1.5 hour ascent at the speed of only 20 km/hr. There are some portions where we can reach 50 km/hr but only on a very short distance. The ride was bumpy and scary as well. There are cliffs at the side of the road where one cannot anymore decipher what's below. On the right, we can see cliffs that seemed to rush downward in a landslide manner.
With me are Ann, Isle, Ark, Benny, a superintendent and his wife, Ate Naidz. We were conversing and laughing along the way but deep inside I know, we were praying silently. There were buses that just whizzed past us not minding the road. Maybe they were so at home with the place that they don't get scared anymore. Two of the Isuzu Elf that were with us got flat tires.
We arrived at the place at about 10:15. The place was not as cold as advertized. WE proceeded to our assigned room and prepared for lunch. The kids started to run around with some old and new friends. The lunch was good. I was very full. I liked the dinuguan best.
After a few chat with friends we decided to retire to our room and had a short nap. The recollection will start at 1:30 PM.
posted by The STRUGGLE between REALITY and what is SEEN. @ 10:12 AM
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